| abandon |
to stop pursuing; give up. [1/3 definitions] |
| accept |
When people accept something, they might not like it but they don't fight against it, or they stop fighting against it. They feel they don't have a choice, so they say to themselves, "Okay, that's just the way it is and I will have to live with it." [1/5 definitions] |
| adjourn |
to stop the process of a formal meeting or court session, often with the intention of starting again at another time. |
| air bag |
a bag in the front of some cars that blows up with air instantly in a crash to stop the passengers from being thrown forward. |
| along |
When you are on a trip and you stop to buy something along the way, it means that you stop to buy something at some place between where you started and where you are going. [1/5 definitions] |
| already |
"Already" means before now. If you say that you have already washed your hands, you mean that you washed them sometime before now. Sometimes "already" means before some other time. When you get to the bus stop and the bus has already left, it means that the bus left before you got there. [1/3 definitions] |
| anyhow |
Let's say you don't like a certain movie, but you watch it with your friend anyhow. It means that not liking the movie doesn't stop you from watching the movie. You watch the movie anyway. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| arrest |
to seize and hold or imprison for breaking the law. [1/4 definitions] |
| balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. [2/3 definitions] |
| bar1 |
When you bar someone, you stop them from entering. [1/6 definitions] |
| block |
the use of the body to stop the movement of another player in football and other sports. [2/9 definitions] |
| blow2 |
to burst or stop working from being filled or used too much. [1/7 definitions] |
| bow out |
to stop taking part in an activity; leave or resign. |
| brake1 |
a device used to slow or stop the motion of a vehicle or machine. [2 definitions] |
| break |
to bring an end to; interrupt. [2/19 definitions] |
| break down |
to stop working; become unable to function. [1/7 definitions] |
| burn out |
to stop burning, or to stop functioning because of excessive friction or heat. [1/2 definitions] |
| bus stop |
a place along a bus route where the bus will stop to let people get on or off the bus. |
| buttonhole |
to stop and force one's conversation upon [1/2 definitions] |
| call for |
to stop by for; fetch. [1/3 definitions] |